13 killed in fire at fireworks storage unit in Kerala’s ThrissurA devastating fire erupted at a fireworks storage facility in Kerala's Thrissur district. The incident tragically claimed the lives of 13 p...
21 Apr, 2026, 09.23 PM IST
Emergency workers still can't believe one passenger survived Ahmedabad Air India crashEmergency responders in Ahmedabad were astonished to discover they had rescued the sole survivor, Vishwas Kumar, from the Air India plane c...
17 Jun, 2025, 12.18 AM IST
SumeetSSG to invest Rs 1,600 cr in Maharashtra; bags emergency medical service projectMedical emergency service provider SumeetSSG will invest Rs 1,600 crore in Maharashtra to implement the MEMS 108 Ambulance Project, introdu...
30 Oct, 2024, 10.08 PM IST
Karnataka CM flags off 262 new ambulances under Arogya Kavacha - 108 schemeKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday flagged off 262 new modern, life-saving ambulances here to be inducted into the Arogya Ka...
30 Nov, 2023, 02.55 PM IST
Watch: In Madhya Pradesh, accident victim taken to hospital in JCB machineReports said the man, identified in reports as Mahesh Barman, was carried in a JCB machine after the ambulance service helpline 108 did not...
14 Sep, 2022, 10.36 AM IST
UP government intensifies preparations for possible 3rd wave of CovidUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed the officials, "The state must be equipped to serve all its citizens. Improve the res...
29 Jun, 2021, 09.48 AM IST
Why isn't Gujarat exercising authority over AMC: Gujarat HCThe division bench of Gujarat high court came down heavily on the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), which has been hearing a suo motu ...
30 Apr, 2021, 09.06 AM IST
Wadala housing complex under complete lockdown as foreign returnee resident found COVID-19 positiveOne of the largest co-operative housing societies in Mumbai, Dosti Acres in Wadala on Wednesday went into a complete lockdown as a “contain...
02 Apr, 2020, 12.00 PM IST
How a bunch of startups are trying to make life easier for those in need of an ambulanceAs hospital ambulances are stretched thin, people have woken up to the convenience of booking an ambulance through these aggregators.
23 Jul, 2017, 07.48 AM IST
EC directs UP govt to cover 'Samajwadi' word written on ambulancesAdditional Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) P K Pandey said a decision in this regard was taken following a complaint.
25 Feb, 2017, 10.04 PM IST
Angry ambulance drivers threaten strike over duesSeveral paramedics and drivers of the `Arogya Kavacha' or '108' ambulance service whom ET spoke with said they have not been paid since Mar...
20 May, 2015, 12.56 PM IST
Mobike ambulance service launched in Karnataka"These bike Ambulances will operate in city areas like Bengaluru, Mysuru, Hubballi-Dharwad....like this it will operate in district centres...
15 Apr, 2015, 04.32 PM IST
Goa CM denies remark on women's complexion, says he was misquotedGoa Chief Minister, Laxmikant Parsekar denied making alleged marks on the complexion of nurses, saying whatever he said was "being quoted w...
01 Apr, 2015, 03.22 PM IST
Comptroller and Auditor General finds loopholes in running of 108-ambulance servicesInstances of flouting tender procedures in procurement of delivery vans and fabrication of the same into ambulances were noticed.
23 Mar, 2015, 07.05 PM IST
UP Police needs to reduce its response time: Akhilesh YadavHe said officials have also been asked to prepare a report on how to improve traffic arrangements in all the cities including state capital...
11 Dec, 2014, 10.14 PM IST
Sachin Pilot, Karti Chidambaram deny allegations in emergency services scam, challenge Vasundhara RajeA contract for operating ambulance services lie at a scam in Rajasthan.
12 Jun, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
- Ramalinga Raju's model of ambulance services finds takers in state governments
No. of state govts are opting for the public-private partnership model of ambulance services designed by Raju on the lines of the 911 emerg...
14 May, 2012, 01.41 PM IST